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Milky Way
The galaxy that contains our Solar System, characterized by its barred spiral structure with multiple spiral arms extending from a central bar.
Source: esa.int
APODs including "Milky Way"
Nearby Spiral M33
02/12/2002
A Cerro Tololo Sky
09/11/2002
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
21/10/2002
At the Center of the Milky Way
18/10/2002
Centaurus A: Young Blue Star Stream
17/10/2002
Facing NGC 6946
04/10/2002
The Milky Way Over the French Alps
23/09/2002
A Sagittarius Starscape
18/09/2002
X-Rays From Tycho's Supernova Remnant
12/09/2002
Island Universe, Cosmic Sand
23/08/2002
Shell Game in NGC 300
22/08/2002
Giant Emission Nebula NGC 3603 in Infrared
14/08/2002
Contemplating the Sky
13/08/2002
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997 from VLT
04/08/2002
The Galactic Center - A Radio Mystery
03/08/2002
Open Cluster NGC 6520 from CFHT
22/07/2002
Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
21/07/2002
Counting Stars in the Infrared Sky
19/07/2002
Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star
15/07/2002
Recycling Cassiopeia A
12/07/2002
Interstellar Dust Bunnies of NGC 891
03/07/2002
Bright Galaxy M81
20/06/2002
Andromeda Island Universe
18/05/2002
Gamma-Ray Burst, Supernova Bump
17/05/2002
N44C: A Nebular Mystery
14/05/2002
Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri
16/04/2002
Ikeya-Zhang: Comet Over Colorado
04/04/2002
NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy
03/04/2002
NGC 4631: The Whale Galaxy
29/03/2002
A Southern Sky View
10/03/2002